EP 0646359 B1 20000614 - Laser balloon catheter
Title (en)
Laser balloon catheter
Title (de)
Laser Ballon-Katheter
Title (fr)
Cathéter du ballon à laser
Publication
Application
Priority
US 13163593 A 19931005
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0646359A1] A laser balloon catheter (10) for emitting in a balloon, laser lights which are transmitted through optical fibers and for irradiating the tissue with the laser lights transmitted through the balloon comprises laser light emitting means having a laser light emitting end of said optical fibers or a laser light transmittable member provided at the emitting end of the optical fibers which receives the laser lights to emit them, a first inflatable balloon (1) provided around said light emitting means for transmitting the laser lights from said emitting means toward the tissue, a first fluid passage for supplying fluid into said first balloon to inflate the same and for discharging the fluid therefrom to deflate the same, a second inflatable balloon (2) provided in front of said first balloon, a second fluid passage for supplying the fluid into said second balloon to inflate the same and for discharging the fluid therefrom to deflate the same. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61N 5/0601 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/22058 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/22062 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01 - EP US); A61N 2005/061 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0646359 A1 19950405; EP 0646359 B1 20000614; AT E193819 T1 20000615; DE 69424910 D1 20000720; DE 69424910 T2 20010118; TW 271386 B 19960301; US 6224590 B1 20010501
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 94115699 A 19941005; AT 94115699 T 19941005; DE 69424910 T 19941005; TW 83109897 A 19941026; US 55139595 A 19951101